"Fly-by-Night CC" wrote in message
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"Leon" wrote:

Any requirement that a person make a statement implying
religious belief is a clear blatant violation of the First Amendment.

If that person objects, he can simply say in him mind, I take all that
back.
He can deal with that when his time comes. If he does not believe in
those
set of beliefs or morals, they should not matter to him. It should only
bother him and his God if he is being deceitful or dishonest. You see,
God
is not easily fooled and knows whether you are being honest or not.

So you would encourage a witness to lie to the court while taking the
oath if he doesn't believe in God but trust that he would tell the truth
under questioning?


No, As long as he only mentally retracts the oath and from that point on
tells the truth. The Oath does not make you tell the truth. Those with any
Good morals should not object, recant or have a problem with sticking with
the oath. Those that "feel" that they have a legitimate reason to mentally
retract the oath and continue to lie from that point on purger themselves.
The oath is just the person giving his word to tell the truth and makes his
testimony "1" step closer to being believed by a jury that has faith in God.